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Samyati. When the king wanted to shoot the arrows at the deer, they came and sought shelter at the feet of a meditating monk. The king was so intent on shooting the arrows at the deer that he did not notice the monk and shot the deer under his protection. When eventually he noticed the monk he was very frightened that the monk may curse him and he started to apologise for his trespass. The monk said that the king needed not to fear him, but he ought also to provide freedom from fear to other creatures that he came across. And he urged him to be compassionate towards all living beings in this world in which life was transient. Dāņāṇasettham abhayappayāṇam ||
- Sūtrakstānga sūtra, 1.6.23. That is, - Out of all forms of charity the gift of freedom from fear for life is the best.
Abhayam yaccha bhūteșu, kuru maitrimaninditām | Paśyātmasadrśam viśvam, jīvalokaṁ carācaram ||
- Jñānārnava, 8.52. That is - O good man! Provide the gift of freedom from fear to all living beings; be an unreproachable friend to them; see all the immovable and the moving living beings of the entire world as you see yourself.
Kim na taptam tapastena kim na dattam mahātmanā | Vitīrṇamabhayam yena prītimālambhya dehinām ||
- Jñānārņava, 8.54. That is, - Which charity has not been given and which penance has not been done by the great man who, out of love for them, has given the gift of freedom from fear of life to the living beings?
COMPASSION Anukampā duḥkhiteșvapakspâtena duḥkhaprahāņecchā samyaktvalingam 1
Pakşapātena tu karuņā putrādau vyāghrādīnämapyastyeveti na tādrśyāḥ krpāyāstattvam | Sā cānukampā dravyato bhāvataśceti
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